Compaq Presario Notebook PC manuale d’uso

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Notice © 2000 Compaq Comp uter Corporati on M i c r o s o f t , W i n d o w s, and W i n d o w s 2 0 00 P r o f ess i o n a l a r e t r ad e ma r ks o f M i c r o s o f t Corporation. Intel an d Pentium are tradem arks of Inte l Corpora tion. COMP A Q and the Compaq lo go Registered i n U.S. Patent and T rademark Office. All other prod uct name s [...]

CO N T E N T S W INDOWS 2000 O PE RA TI NG S YSTEM M ANUAL C ONTEN TS - I Chapter 1 Notebook Oper ating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Windows Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Cus tomi zin g the Wi ndo ws D eskt op . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Arranging Ico ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

C ONT ENTS - II W INDO WS 2000 O PERATING S YSTEM M ANUA L Chapter 2 Notebook Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 The Control Pan el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Adding or Removi ng Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2- 2 Adding/Removin g Windows Componen ts . . . . . . . . 2-2 Adding or Re[...]

W INDOWS 2000 O PERATING S YST EM M AN UA L N OTEBOOK O PERATING S YS TEM 1-1    Notebook Oper a ting Sy s t e m The Microsof t W indows 2000 Pr ofession al operat ing syste m (herein a fter re ferred t o as W indows or W indows 2 000) allo ws you to perf orm tas ks by clic king menu items and s mall pic[...]

1-2 N OTEB OOK O PER ATING S YSTEM W INDOWS 2000 O PERATING S YST EM M AN UA L Windows Desktop W indow s Help for detailed informatio n on cu stomizin g your des kt op. See also Customizi ng the Windows Desktop The W indows desk top is the scre en you se e when the W indows startu p is compl ete. Y ou can arra nge your de sktop e xactly t he way yo[...]

W INDOWS 2000 O PER ATING S YST EM M ANU AL N OTEBOOK O PERATING S YST EM 1- 3 Y ou can al so arran ge your icons i n or ganized r ows by right- clicking the W indow s desktop and choosing Line Up Icon s fr om the Shortcu t menu. Did y ou know ... Arranging Icons Y ou can arrang e the ico ns on your de sktop f or quick a nd easy acc ess to freq ue [...]

1-4 N OTEB OOK O PER ATING S YSTEM W INDOWS 2000 O PERATING S YST EM M AN UA L Y ou can downlo ad new scr een savers fr om the Internet or buy them in you r local computer stor e. All scr een savers an d other media dow nloaded fr om the Internet consume s pace on your hard disk. Y o u can se t th e le ng th of ti me you want the computer to be ina[...]

W INDOWS 2000 O PER ATING S YST EM M ANU AL N OT EBO OK O PERATING S YSTEM 1-5 Windows Help Finding Help W indows Help is a valuabl e tool th at can provide a nswers to many of your quest ions about W i ndows. T o search f or informat ion in W indows Hel p, comple te the fol lowin g ste ps: 1. Clic k th e Sta rt button, the n click Hel p . 2. Selec[...]

1-6 N OTEB OOK O PER ATING S YSTEM W INDOWS 2000 O PERATING S YST EM M AN UA L File Searches Fr om t he Dat e ta b in Fin d File or Fol ders , you can provide a time frame in which the file was cr eated or modified to help searc h for and fin d a file or folder . Fr om the Advanced tab, you can specify the type or size of document t o sear ch for .[...]

W INDOWS 2000 O PER ATING S YST EM M ANU AL N OTEBOOK O PERATIN G S YST EM 1- 7 Folders Deleted files and folders ar e temporar ily sto r ed on the har d disk. T o permanentl y r emove these files fr om your har d disk, you m ust peri odic all y em pty the Recycle Bin. T o empty the Recycle Bin, right-click the Recycle Bin     icon, the[...]

1-8 N OTEB OOK O PER ATING S YSTEM W INDOWS 2000 O PERATING S YST EM M AN UA L Shortcuts T o use t he shortcut, double- click the new shortcut icon. Did y ou know ... Creating Shortcuts Shortcut s are used to open files and programs wit hout havi ng to sele ct them fr om the St art menu or from their pe rmanent locati on on the hard dri ve. If you [...]

W INDOWS 2000 O PER ATING S YST EM M ANU AL N OTEBOOK O PERATING S YST EM 1- 9 Internet Zon e Buttons The I nte rne t Zo ne b utton s, locat ed above your Notebook ’ s keyboard, automatic ally connect you to th e Interne t. Thes e buttons g ive you one-touch acces s to your mos t frequ ently use d Inte rnet activ itie s. Reprogramming the Interne[...]

1-10 N OT EBOO K O PERATING S YSTEM W INDOWS 2000 O PER ATING S YS TEM M ANU AL Windows Accessories Y ou can att ach a micr ophone to your Notebo ok and r ecor d soun ds usin g the W indows Sound Recor der . Did y ou know ... Using Windo ws Accessories W indows is equ ipped with a number o f accesso ries. The foll owing are b rief descript ions of [...]

W INDOWS 2000 O PER ATING S YST EM M ANU AL N OTEBOOK O PERATING S YSTEM 1-11 • Games prov ides seve ral ac tiviti es for you r ente rtainment . • System T ools of fers v arious ut ilitie s for your system, includi ng Clipboar d V iewe r , Disk Cleanup, Disk Defr agm en ter , an d Sca nD isk . • Calculato r provides a means to p erfor m simpl[...]

1-12 N OT EBOO K O PERATING S YSTEM W INDOWS 2000 O PER ATING S YS TEM M ANU AL[...]

W INDOWS 2000 O PERATING S YSTEM M ANUA L N OTE BOOK C ON FIGUR ATI ON 2-1    Notebook C onfigur ation This chap ter shows you how to con figure yo ur Pres ario Notebook after you have set u p Microsoft W indows 2000 Professi onal op erating s ystem (her ein af ter ref erred to as W indows or W indows 20[...]

2-2 N OTEBOO K C ON FIGUR ATIO N W INDOWS 2000 O PERATING S YST EM M AN UA L The Control Panel This sec tion co vers : • Adding or Removing Hardware • Adding/Remov ing W indows Components • Adding or Removing Programs If you ar e ever pr ompted for W indows 2 000 CD, g o to the foll owi ng di rectory on yo ur har d drive: C: i386. Tip Adding[...]

W INDOWS 2000 O PE RATING S YSTEM M ANUAL N OTEBO OK C ONFI GURAT ION 2-3 Adding or Removing Program s T o add or remov e programs o n your Notebo ok, comple te the followi ng step s: 1. Clic k th e Sta rt button , p oint t o Setting s , then to Contr ol Panel . 2. Double-c lick the Add/Re move Pro grams ¤ ico n. A welcome dia log box is displaye [...]

2-4 N OTEBOO K C ON FIGUR ATIO N W INDOWS 2000 O PERATING S YST EM M AN UA L Change or Remove Prog rams When you cl ick the Chang e or Re mo ve P rogra ms button, you see all the progr ams that are inst alled on your Noteboo k. Ä Caution: Progra ms should never be removed from yo ur Noteb ook by deleti ng pr ogra m file s and fol der s in Windo ws[...]

W INDOWS 2000 O PE RATING S YSTEM M ANUAL N OT EBOOK C ONFI GURATI ON 2-5 Add New Pro grams Usi ng a Disk ette or a CD T o add new progr ams, complet e the fol lowing steps: 1. Clic k th e Sta rt button , p oint t o Setting s , then the Contr ol Panel . 2. Double-c lick the Add/Re move Pro grams ¤ ico n. A welcome dia log box is displaye d. 3. Cli[...]

2-6 N OTEBOO K C ON FIGUR ATIO N W INDOWS 2000 O PERATING S YST EM M AN UA L Modem Settings This sect ion co vers: • Countr y Select ion for the Co mpaq 56K V .90 PCI Modem • Audio Indi catio n During Modem Dial-u p • Zoom V ideo Audio Country Selection for the Compaq 56K V.90 PCI Modem (a vailab le on select models) Y ou must set th e modem [...]

W INDOWS 2000 O PE RATING S YSTEM M ANUAL N OT EBOOK C ONFI GURA TION 2-7 Audio In dication D uring Modem Di al-up If you want to he ar dial tone s during modem dial-up, cha nge the defau lt sett ing by c ompleting t he fol lowing st eps: 1. In the right cor ner of th e task bar , double-cl ick the Vo l u m e ÷ i con to ope n th e V olu me C ont r[...]

2-8 N OTEBOO K C ON FIGUR ATIO N W INDOWS 2000 O PERATING S YST EM M AN UA L Zoom Video Audio ( availa ble on selec t mode ls) When using a Zoom V ideo Card, the audio capabil ities ar e set to mute by def ault. T o enabl e the audi o sound, fo llow th ese steps : 1. In the right corner of the task bar , double- click th e Vo l u m e ÷ i con to op[...]

W INDOWS 2000 O PE RATING S YSTEM M ANUAL N OTEBOO K C ONFI GURAT ION 2-9 Power Management This sect ion co vers: • Changing Po wer Management Se ttin g • Changing t he Power Switch Se ttings • Chan gin g the Crit ica l- Batte ry S ett ing Changing Pow er Manag ement Setting T o change the Power Manag ement settin gs, do t he followi ng: Ä C[...]

2-10 N OTEBOO K C ON FIGU RATI ON W INDOW S 2000 O PERATING S YST EM M AN UA L Changing the Power Switch Settings T o change the Power Switch settings to the Hi bernate mode on your Notebo ok, follow t hese ste ps: Ä Caution: If you change the function of the Po w e r button to an ything other than Hibernate, d ata loss will occur i n a low-ba tte[...]

W INDOWS 2000 O PE RATING S YSTEM M ANUAL N OTE BOOK C ONFIG URATIO N 2-1 1 Changing the Low-Battery Settings Y our Notebook se ttings o n the Alarms tab ar e pre set for optimum p erformance. The fol lowing instruct ions are inte nded onl y for ret urning alarm s to th eir defa ult se ttings. T o rese t the low b atte ry a larm , co mple te th e f[...]

2-12 N OTEBOO K C ON FIGU RATI ON W INDOW S 2000 O PERATING S YST EM M AN UA L 4. Cli ck the Alarm Action butt on to open t he Low Batt ery Alarm Acti ons dialog box. 5. Unde r Notificati on , check the box next to Sou nd alarm . This tel ls your Notebook to sou nd an alar m when the b attery pow er is low . 6. Ensur e that al l other boxes ar e no[...]

W INDOWS 2000 O PE RATING S YSTEM M ANUAL N OT EBOOK C ONFI GURAT ION 2-13 Changing the Critical-Battery Setting To ensure tha t you do not lose data when you r Notebook power s of f due to lo w-batter y power , change th e Critica l-Batte ry settin g on your Not ebook to the Hiber nate mode by f ollowing thes e steps: Ä Caution: Changi ng a ny of[...]

2-14 N OTEBOO K C ON FIGU RATI ON W INDOW S 2000 O PERATING S YST EM M AN UA L 5. Sel ec t When the al arm goes off , the co mputer will and se lect Hi ber na te. 6. Cli ck OK to confi rm your sel ection, t hen click OK to cl ose the Po wer Options Properti es dia log box.[...]

W INDOWS 2000 O PE RATING S YSTEM M ANUAL N OTEBO OK C ONFI GURA TION 2-15 Network Connection for Internal Ethernet Hardware This sect ion co vers: • Understa nding Ne twork Connec tion Probl ems • Creati ng a Hard ware Profil e in W indows 2000 • Conf ig uri ng t he N o Etherne t Profil e • T e sting the No Etherne t Profil e • Deleti ng[...]

2-16 N OTEBOO K C ON FIGU RATI ON W INDOW S 2000 O PERATING S YST EM M AN UA L Creati ng a Hardw are Pr ofile in Windows 2000 T o create a hardware pr ofile i n W indows 2000, co mplete the foll owing step s: 1. Start W indows 2000 with all h ardware fu lly en abled. If prompted t o log on to a net work or in to W indows, ent er your login name and[...]

W INDOWS 2000 O PE RATING S YSTEM M ANUAL N OT EBOOK C ONFI GURATI ON 2-1 7 Configurin g the No Ether net Profile T wo ha rdw are profi le s exis t: the or igin al c onf igu rat ion prof ile and th e No Etherne t profil e. Y o u must rest art the No Ether net profil e and co nfigure i t to turn of f the Ether net hardwa re. T o configur e the No Et[...]

2-18 N OTEBOO K C ON FIGU RATI ON W INDOW S 2000 O PERATING S YST EM M AN UA L 7. Right-c lick your Ether net adapte r and cli ck the Pr operti es butt on to open t he Propert ies dial og box f or the Eth ernet Contro ller . Note: The name of your Ethern et adapter may vary from system to system. 8. Cli ck the General tab i n the Device Usage drop-[...]

W INDOWS 2000 O PE RATING S YSTEM M ANUAL N OT EBOOK C ONFI GURAT ION 2-1 9 Testing the No Ether net Profil e Y ou must rest art W indows t o tes t the No Ethernet profi le. T o tes t the No Et hernet p rofile, c omplete th e foll owing step s. 1. Restar t your Notebook by sele cting Sta rt, Shutd own, and then Rest ar t from the drop-down menu. 2.[...]

2-20 N OTEBOO K C ON FIGUR ATIO N W INDOWS 2000 O PERATING S YST EM M AN UA L Deleti ng a Hardw are Pro file i n Windows 2000 If at any time you woul d like to delet e the No Ethernet hardware profil e, comple te the followin g steps : 1. Start your Noteboo k using the Pr ofile 1 hardware pr ofile. I f prompted t o log on to a net work or in to W i[...]

W INDOWS 2000 O PE RATING S YSTEM M ANUAL N OTEBO OK C ONFI GURA TION 2-21 Using th e Quic kResto re C D In th e event of a system fa ilure, ca ll t he Compaq Custome r Support t o send y ou the Quick Restore CD. Y ou can use the QuickResto re Reco very CD to bri ng your Not ebook back t o an opera ting sta te. Ä Caution: Full Res tore dele tes al[...]

2-22 N OTEBOO K C ON FIGUR ATIO N W INDOWS 2000 O PERATING S YST EM M AN UA L[...]

IND E X W INDOWS 2000 O PERATING S YST EM M ANUAL I NDEX -1 A Acces sibilit y 1-10 Acces sories Acces sibilit y featur e 1-10 CD Player 1-10 Communicati on featur e 1-10 Ente rtainme nt fe ature 1-10 Sound Re corder 1-10 B Backgroun d sele ction 1-3 C Calc ulator 1-11 Calls list 1-10 Communicati ons 1-10 Cont rol P an el adding pr ograms 2-3 removi[...]

I NDEX -2 W INDOWS 2000 O PERATING S YSTEM M ANUA L Folde r cre atin g 1-7 dele ting 1-7 sea rch 1-6 Full Rest ore 2-21 G Games 1-11 H Hardware p rofile cre atin g 2-16 dele ting 2-20 Ethernet 2-17 Hearing acce ssibili ty 1-10 Help 1-5 HyperTermi nal 1-10 I Icons 1-1, 1-2 arrange ment 1-3 auto arrange 1-3 lining up 1-3 Imag ing 1-11 L Low-bat tery [...]

W INDOWS 2000 O PERATING S YST EM M ANUAL I NDEX -3 Setup Microsof t Windows 1-1 Shortcut s cre atin g 1-8 Sound Re corder 1-10 Start b utton 1-2 Startup Windows 1-2 Syste m Tools 1-11 T Taskbar 1-2 V Vision acce ssibili ty 1-10 Volume Control 1-10 W Wallpaper desktop 1-3 Windows acce ssories 1-10 Communicati ons featu re 1-10 desktop 1-2 desktop a[...]

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